In Lviv region over the past 24 hours rescuers were called out four times for search operations in forests and mountains. In total, eight people who had got lost in woodland and while descending from the mountains required assistance.
In Stryi district rescuers were searching for a man who on 16 October left home in the direction of the forest near the village of Zhuravno and did not return; there was no contact with him. On 18 October mountain rescuers found him in a forested area, used a quad bike to take him out of the forest and handed him over to ambulance medics.
In the forest near the settlement of Ivano-Frankove in Yavoriv district on 18 October a man born in 1977 got lost. Rescuers found him and transported him to the road; he did not require medical assistance.
The same day near Skole four tourists needed help after getting lost while descending from Mount Lopata. Rescuers found them in the forested area of Mount Chudyliw and used a quad bike to bring them down. All four were in a satisfactory condition and did not require medical assistance.
Another call came in on the evening of 18 October: in the forest near the village of Dubrovytsia in Yavoriv district two men born in 1956 and 1954 had gone missing. At 01:15 on 19 October rescuers found them; they did not require medical assistance.
Mountain rescuers remind the public that before going into the forest or mountains you should inform relatives of your route, check the weather forecast, charge your phone and take the necessary items with you. You should not set off into unfamiliar terrain without proper preparation. If you get lost, you must call 101 or 112 and give as precise an indication as possible of where you are.